Lynn Westfall and his team at the U.S. Energy Information Administration have been working for the past year on a new way to track oil production in the U.S. Westfall, director of energy markets, spoke to The Bakken magazine about the new model. READ MORESHARE

Increased completions and improved well productivity has helped Northern Oil and Gas Inc. average 13,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in the third quarter of 2013, a 19 percent increase over second quarter numbers. READ MORESHARE

Tesoro Logistics has built a website dedicated to providing updates on the oil spill near Tioga, N.D. The site features a message from Chief Operating Officer Dan Romasko, facts about the spill and news regarding the status of the spill. READ MORESHARE

G&K Services Inc. has announced its plans to expand the company's operations in North Dakota. G&K has reached an agreement with the City of Bismarck to purchase a parcel of land for a new facility. Construction could begin spring 2014. READ MORESHARE